Projects with beds dedicated to serve persons who are homeless on the night of the PIT (January 27, 2016) must submit a HIC form to MaineHousing by Wednesday, February 10th. Forms can be submitted in the following ways:

The following training video covers data collection for the 2016 Point-in-Time Unsheltered Count. It is recommended that you have the PIT Count forms available to view during the presentation. The forms can be downloaded at this link:

This webinar will cover general information on the Unsheltered/Street Count portion of the Point-in-Time and the data collection process for the 2016 PIT Unsheltered Count. This webinar is for outreach groups and volunteers who will be assisting in the 2016 unsheltered count. Attendees must register prior to the training date at one of the links below. Attendees should only register for one date, as the same material will be covered in both sessions.

Once registered, attendees will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to connect into the webinar on the training date.

**In addition, a training video on data collection for the Unsheltered portion of the Point-in-Time count for outreach groups will be posted in early January.

2016 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) Process Webinar

Wednesday, January 13 – 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

This webinar will cover the 2016 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) process for homeless service providers. The HIC is a point-in-time inventory of beds dedicated to serve persons who are homeless. This webinar is for any project with beds dedicated to serve persons who are homeless in the state of Maine on the night of January 27th, 2016. Attendees must register prior to the training date at:

Once registered, attendees will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to connect into the webinar on the training date.

HMIS Reporting for the 2016 PIT

Tuesday, January 19 – 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

This webinar will cover the Point-in-Time sheltered count HMIS data collection and submission process. We will cover the use of Point-in-Time (PIT) related reports in ServicePoint. It is strongly suggested for providers who will be using ServicePoint to report their PIT numbers. Attendees must register prior to the training date at:

The annual Point-in-Time Survey takes place in late January each year. This year, the Maine Continuum of Care and the Portland Continuum of Care, with support from MaineHousing as the Collaborative Applicant and HMIS Lead Agency, will be conducting the Point-in-Time on the night of Wednesday, January 27th, 2016.

For the 2016 PIT count, data may be collected on the night of the count and on the two days following – January 28th and 29th. Data collected on the two days after the night of the count still MUST reference where the respondent was staying on the night designated for the count (January 27th).

Outreach is a critical component of the Point-in-Time. We depend upon local efforts to organize teams of volunteers to seek out and connect with those who are not staying in emergency shelters. They may be sleeping in their cars, camping out in the woods, or staying in other places that are not suitable for habitation.

These forms are provided to inform that effort and should be used by outreach groups when performing the count.

2016 PIT Unsheltered Count Form for Night of Count – this form should be used for the unsheltered/street outreach piece of the PIT on the designated PIT night of Wednesday, January 27th, 2016. The form should be used to count those persons who are staying in a place not meant for habitation on that night.

2016 Non HMIS Participating Form – this form should be used by those emergency shelters, transitional housing projects, and safe havens who do not use the HMIS to record their client stays so that their client counts can be included in the PIT numbers reported to HUD.

These forms can be photocopied in color (color indicated on top of form) in order to distinguish between forms and make the data collection process easier. If you would prefer to have these forms copied in color and sent to you, please contact Kelly Watson at Maine Housing.